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The governor said that the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet attacked the drone
Governor Razvozhaev: a drone flew into the roof of the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol According to Mikhail Razvozhaev, the building was not seriously damaged, there were no casualties. Initially, the governor said that the drone could not be shot down, but later said that the drone was hit right above the headquarters building
A drone flew into the roof of the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet, said the governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev.
«Walked low»,— he wrote in Telegram. There were no casualties, according to the governor, serious damage to the building— too. He blamed Ukraine for the attack.
Initially, the governor said that the drone was not shot down, although "although they were working on the bay with small arms." He later clarified that the drone was still hit, but right above the fleet headquarters. "He fell on the roof and caught fire. The defeat failed. Well done guys»,— wrote the head of Sevastopol.
Razvozhaev urged the residents of the city to remain calm and assured that "all services" were in place. The police blocked the approaches and entrances to the headquarters of the fleet. The governor advised residents to stay at home for the next hour.
On the day of the Russian Navy, July 31, the fleet headquarters was already under attack— according to the military, a makeshift drone with a low-yield explosive device was used. Then Razvozhaev blamed the attack on the Armed Forces of Ukraine and reported six victims. The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on attempted murder.
After what happened in Sevastopol, a yellow level of terrorist threat was introduced. It was extended until August 29.
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August 18, Razvozhaev announced the drone, shot down in the area of the Sevastopol Belbek airport. No damage was recorded and no one was hurt. On the evening of the next day, the governor announced that the air defense system had worked in the city. According to him, the drone was also the cause, it was shot down.
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UTK Esports' Extra Life Marathon Raises Money For Children
By Judah "Torrent" Caruso on November 27, 2019
The season of giving is quickly approaching, and there's no better place to donate to than your local children's hospital. UTK Esports Club advisor Jason Smethers had the same idea when planning the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's second annual Extra Life charity event. From 11am to 10pm on Sunday, November 24th, there were nonstop tournaments, giveaways, virtual reality experiences, and tabletop games for anyone to enjoy. One of CSL's sponsors, Zaxby's, provided gift cards, t-shirts, and other amazing prizes for attendees and tournament winners, and all proceeds from the event went to the East Tennessee Children's Hospital.
Extra Life is a fundraising event that allows people to fund local children in need of critical treatment or pediatric medical equipment through various events. Past Extra Life hosts include Rooster Teeth, creators of Red vs. Blue and RWBY, and Wizards of the Coast, creators of Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons.
To learn more about this year's event, I talked with Smethers about how things went and what's being planned for future Extra Life events at UTK.
The interview below has been edited for brevity and clarity.
What initially made UTK Esports get involved with Extra Life?
We really started toying with the idea about two years ago. We've hosted, and currently host, various community-driven events and game nights, but we wanted to start getting into the realm of larger LAN-styled events. I thought it'd be nice if we also added a philanthropic element to one of our events since our university is literally up the street from [the East Tennessee Children's Hospital]. Plus, I had personally done Extra Life events in the past, so everything lined up perfectly.
How did this event compare to the first Extra Life event UTK Esports hosted?
Compared to the first event, the turnout was great! We had about 80-90 people come, as opposed to around 30 last year. Last year was our first time doing this, so [that event] was mostly just us testing things out and seeing if we [were capable of] something like this. We were actually more low-key in how we handled it this year. The event went from hosting large tournaments where the entry fee went to the charity and you win prizes, to "Hey, let's just get together and play some games as a community."
So we had things like an all items [Smash Brothers] tournament and a mystery games tournament where each match was on a random old-school game. Our fighting game community had a '"last man standing" challenge where if you lost and wanted to keep playing, you could put a quarter in the jar and keep going like you were at the arcade.
This year was definitely more focused on the community and getting more people engaged in Extra Life as a program, which was a huge success!
How did CSL and Zaxby's help out during the event?
We normally partner with CSL during VOLAN, which is a massive event we host on campus every year at the end of March. However, when I approached CSL this year, they asked about the Extra Life event and told me that Zaxby's wanted to be involved as well, which was awesome since now we could give more to the kids.
Zaxby's [gave everyone] free merch and a $5 gift card. They also tasked us with creating a challenge to give away a $250 gift card and I thought, "What's a fair way to give away $250 of Zaxby's that isn't just a raffle?" Since we were also able to get our hands on a Pac-Man arcade cabinet, we decided that the winner would be whoever could get the highest score in one try before the day ended. The challenge ended up being great and everyone had a lot of fun with it. We are really grateful to Zaxby's for providing us with that prizing.
The event had other sponsors as well: Tespa provided us with prizes from Blizzard, a local board game company called Bézier Games provided us with some free board games to give away, and our local bookstore gave us a bunch of stuff as well. We definitely want to thank everyone who helped out!
What was your favorite part of this year's event?
The biggest highlight for me was seeing people who had played online together the entire semester come and actually do it in person and [foster] that comradery. It was also great to hear people who said they were only going to stop by for 10-15 minutes, but instead stayed for a couple of hours because they were having fun.
I really loved the mystery games tournament, too. A student of ours named Naoto, who's fantastic, has like 8 retro consoles and 100+ games for them. He planned everything in advance and brought out like 30 random games; even I didn't know what was going to be played. It was incredible! You're about to play this random game, he doesn't tell you anything about it or how to control it, he just presses start and you have to figure it out. It was a ton of fun.
Do you have any specific plans for Extra Life next year?
Next year, we definitely want to bring back the celebrity challenge, which we couldn't do this time around because of some scheduling differences. We'd also love to do more streaming of the event. We did a little bit this year, but we're always trying to enhance our broadcasting by, for example, letting people tune into specific games going on throughout the day, things like that. That's something we want to try next year.
One of the things we'd like to incorporate in the future would be for students taking part in Extra Life to be able to volunteer and play games with the kids at [the East Tennessee Children's Hospital]. We've been working with them on developing those steps so students can not only participate in Extra Life, but also volunteer and support the families at the hospital, too. That's definitely a goal of ours in the future.
Anything else you'd like to say?
In the spring we also host our premiere event, VOLAN. It's a two-day, collegiate-focused esports tournament featuring about 8 games which we'll announce on our Twitter sometime soon! I would also really like to thank CSL and Zaxby's for being incredible and helping us out with the event!
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Bronx Park - the Forests of New York City
Although Bronx Park is best known as the site of the Bronx Zoo and New York Botanical Garden, it also contains one of the few natural streamside landscapes remaining in the city. The Bronx River, which begins in North White Plains and flows into the East River at Soundview Park, offers numerous scenic and recreational opportunities and is an ecologically important habitat for diverse species of invertebrates, fish, and birds. The two-mile stretch of river in Bronx Park runs through a deep gorge, where a combination of red maple-hardwood swamp and floodplain forest grows on the riverbanks.
The swamp flourishes in poorly drained depressions, usually on inorganic soils. It can include a broad range of landscapes, including permanently flooded forest and apparent upland forests, which are flooded only a few weeks of the year. Varying mixes of red maple (Acer rubrum), sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), pin oak (Quercus palustris), and tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) dominate these sites. Floodplain forests grow on mineral soils in the lowlands of river floodplains and deltas. These areas are characterized by their flooding schedule: low areas are annually flooded in spring and high areas are flooded irregularly. Typical floodplain forest tree species include silver maple (Acer saccharinum), white ash (Fraxinus americana), cottonwood (Populus deltoides), black willow (Salix nigra), and American linden (Tilia americana).
A 40-acre forest in the New York Botanical Garden is situated on the slopes above the river gorge. The forest, thought to be the only forest in New York that was never cleared, is a mixture of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) and hardwoods. The hemlock was once dominant, but, as with hemlocks throughout the Northeast, has since been devastated by an insect pest – the woolly adelgid – that was inadvertently introduced from Asia. In the Bronx River hemlock forest, black cherry (Prunus serotina) and black birch (Betula lenta) are replacing the dying hemlocks.
There were no forests in New York City 15,000 years ago, as a glacier dominated the landscape. As the global climate warmed, the glacier receded and torrents of meltwater carried boulders, gravel, and sand that were deposited in a high ridge marking the southern limit of the glacier's advance, called a terminal moraine. The dunes and drifts left behind by storms coming off the glacier were early sites of soil formation, providing an opportunity for plant growth.
As grasses, sedges, mosses, lichens, and shrubs began to colonize the area, their roots held the sand in place. Successive generations of dead plant material added organic matter and nutrients to the developing soil. The accumulating soil, with continued warming trends, allowed for the growth of more trees. These trees were widely spaced, and grasses and sedges remained a major component of the vegetation. Kettle ponds formed when huge chunks of ice that had been submerged under soil finally melted and left deep depressions filled with water. Over time, forests took hold of the land.
There are four main layers to a forest: the canopy layer, the understory, the shrub layer, and the ground layer. The canopy layer is made of the tallest trees whose dense, leafy crowns absorb almost all of the sun's light; sometimes only one percent filters through to the ground. Consequently, other forest plants have to adapt their structure, leaf emergence, and growth behaviors to get the nourishment they need from such a scarce resource. The understory is composed of small trees that can tolerate the lower light levels. Many birds reside here and the flora provides a space between the forest floor and the canopy for such animals as squirrels (Sciuridae), raccoons (Procyon lotor), and opossums (Didelphis marsupialis). The shrub layer can range in height anywhere from knee-high plants to bushes that reach up ten feet or more into the understory. The ground layer is composed of the lowest growing forest plants, the wildflowers and ferns. These plants, which can be as low as a carpeting layer or weeds up to six feet tall, are the first plants to emerge in the spring.
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Everyone wants a quick fix when it comes to losing weight. We're so ready to buy into the diet of the week that we don't care about anything but the pounds melting away. We pretend that a diet based on science fiction is as legit as a diet based on science, and that eliminating entire food groups qualifies as a healthy eating plan.
So to help you make smart decisions moving forward, we thought we'd take you on a stroll down the memory lane of fad diets.
1.Cabbage Soup Diet: Claims that patients can lose as much as 20 pounds in 7 days by eating only a cabbage-based soup. Obviously this is not a long-term weight loss solution, but eating less than 1000 calories per day is sure going to be effective over the short term. And don't forget the not so subtle side effect: gas and bloating!
2. Grapefruit Diet: The theory was that grapefruits have a fat-burning enzyme, and that if you eat a grapefruit at every meal you'll quickly loose weight. This diet also allows you to eat some protein, vegetables, coffee and tea, but limits total calories to about 800! I'm sure we can all agree that starvation does not have a high rate of success. Also, it is now known that grapefruit can interact with certain prescription medicines.
4.Blood Type Diet: Based on Peter D'Adamo's bestselling book, Eat Right 4 Your Type, the diet claims that eating certain foods, and avoiding others based on your blood type way will not only bring about weight loss, but can also help prevent allergies and infection. Never mind that there is no scientific proof that this approach actually works.
5.French Women Don't Get Fat Diet: How can you resist a diet that lets you drink wine, and eat baked camembert, butter and chocolate? French Women Don't Get Fat is actually not a diet, but a book and lifestyle promoted by Mireille Guiliano, bestselling author and former President and CEO of Veuve Clicquot. Mireille says that women should forget about counting calories and having food guilt, and instead focus on portion control and eating for pleasure. This means enjoying high quality fresh foods, and not scarfing down a meal in your car or while watching TV. Bon appetit!
6.Human Growth Hormone Diet (HGH): Human Growth Hormone is produced naturally by the pituitary gland to help maintain the body's metabolism. Back in 1990 a study found that injections of synthetic HGH resulted in a significant gain in muscle mass, and a loss in body fat without any change in diet or exercise. The Holy Grail of diets! Even though many more studies have since shown the hormone to be unsafe, synthetic HGH continues to be sold as a weight-loss tool, and can easily be found on the internet.
7. Low Fat: This is the fad diet that identified fat as the enemy, and ended up altering the eating habits of Americans for decades. By avoiding all fats and focusing on "fat-free" foods, we actually consumed more sugar (many products such as the Fig Newton removed fat, but then added more sugar for better taste). This fear of fat also put a population at risk by cutting out the good healthy fats that our body and brain need for optimum functioning.
Most of the fad diets long passé worked because of severe calorie restriction, but the weight was quickly regained. Now armed with more knowledge about nutrition and human behavior, we understand the link between poor eating habits and increased risk of chronic disease.
The hard truth is that permanent weight loss is based on permanent diet and lifestyle changes. We know this deep down, but it probably won't stop most of us from falling victim to the promise of the next new weight loss promise: the purple-only food diet anyone?
What's the craziest fad diet you've tried?


Vietnamese athletes took three more gold medals at the 27th South East Asian (SEA) Games 2013 in Myanmar on Tuesday to raise their total gold tally to nine.
After emale wushu martial artists had won four gold medals in previous days, Pham Quoc Khanh earned the fifth for Vietnam's wushu team by winning the men's Taolu Nangun event with 9.70 points.
Vietnamese wrestlers earned another two gold medals, with Pham Thi Hue winning the women's 55kg free style category after beating Myanmar's Aye Aye 8-0 in the final match.
Hue's teammate Pham Thi Loan won gold in the women's 59kg free style category after beating the host's Kyu Kyu Thein 8-0 in the final match.
In other action, Vietnam's Under-23 men's football team lost 1-0 to Singapore in their second match in Group B on Tuesday.
Despite a 7-0 win over Brunei on Sunday, the Tuesday loss was disappointing for the Vietnamese football fans.
As of Tuesday, Vietnam was in second position behind hosts Myanmar with 17 gold medals.


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Ginger Baker is well-known for his smashing work in Cream and Blind Faith. But the world's greatest (and most volatile) drummer didn't really hit his stride until 1972, when he journeyed to Nigeria and discovered the sounds of Fela Kuti's Afrobeat. Following various periods of drug-induced self-destruction and countless groundbreaking musical works, this flame-haired musical madman eventually settled in South Africa -- where he currently resides with his much-younger bride and 39 polo ponies. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at SXSW, Jay Bulger's entertaining and acclaimed documentary also features rock superstars Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Johnny Rotten, Lars Ulrich, Carlos Santana, Stewart Copeland and many more. You've been warned: BEWARE OF MR. BAKER!


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World Play Day celebrates kids' right to play
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Did you know, every child has the right to play? Article 31 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child states that parties "recognize the right of the child to rest and leisure and to engage in play and recreational activities appropriate to the age of the child and to participate freely in cultural life and the arts."
Publisac: The publicity that is polluting the planet
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Every week a little plastic bag arrives at our doorstep, filled with flyers, the local paper, and ads for merchandise. Our goal when looking through these numerous sales flyers is to save money by seeking out the best deals at our local grocery stores. But what impact does this weekly routine have on the environment?
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On April 28, I landed in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The opportunity to discover Congo was one of the main reasons I accepted this job* – like Zanzibar, it sounded mythical and inviting. And, like many places on my itinerary, Congo was somewhere I probably wouldn't get to otherwise.
75th anniversary of the Normandy landings: Preparing for D-Day
This is the third in a series of four articles to mark the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944. Next week's text about the operation, code-named Overlord, will recall the execution of D-Day.
Nurses deserve our appreciation
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May 6 to May 12 was National Nursing Week or Nurse Appreciation Week in Canada. The theme this year was "Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Health for All."
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Wednesday, May 29 at 7 p.m. – St. Patrick's High School End-of-Year Music Concert in the St. Pat's Auditorium (entrance via 1085 Avenue de Salaberry). The show will feature music students from all levels performing a variety of jazz and pop classics. General admission $5; free for children age 12 and under.
Congratulations to recipients of McGill Community Leadership Bursaries
Last year, Jeffery Hale Community Partners, in collaboration with McGill University, launched a call for applications for the Health and Social Services Community Leadership Bursary Program.
First homestand of the season not enough for the Capitales
Veteran hurler and pitching coach Karl Gélinas pitched eight strong innings, striking out eight batters as well, and led the Québec Capitales to a 2-1 win over the Rockland Boulders in Can-Am Baseball League action on May 26, at Stade Canac. Along with his eight strikeouts, Gélinas allowed only two hits and one base on balls.
Noises Off … Slamming doors! Sardines!
New Morrin Centre exhibit traces the history of capital punishment
Before it was a college, before it became the English-language cultural centre of Quebec City, the building housing the Morrin Centre had a different vocation: from 1812 to 1867 it was the Common Gaol. Now the Morrin Centre has launched its new immersive guided tour, which features the hanging of William Pounden in 1823 and capital punishment at the former prison.


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We packed up our remote equipment and flew from Boston to Palm Springs, California to cover the 31st annual Palm Springs Film Festival to talk to female directors about their craft. There was a time when there were virtually no women in director's roles, but thankfully, times are changing and I was fortunate to meet and interview two female directors who are trailblazers in their field. First up, Sophie Deraspe, the Canadian director, screenwriter and cinematographer whose adaptation of the Greek tragedy, Antigone is giving audiences a new take on a very old story. Written by Sophocles 2500 years ago, Sophie's adaptation centers around a modern-day immigrant family living in Montreal and a brave teenage daughter who stands up to the law out of love and loyalty for her family. The film explores the burden of responsibility, even when our actions demand incredible inner-strength and sacrifice. Antigone, starring Nahema Ricci is winning awards at festivals worldwide and was honored to be selected as Canada's entry at the 92nd Annual Academy Awards. Sophie's career journey toward finding her path as a director will inspire you. Says Sophie: "There is nothing that can stop me. I will never give up. I'll find my way around any obstacle." As luck would have it, I also had the opportunity to sit down with Australian director Shannon Murphy just a few hours after she was named to Variety's Top 10 Director's List. Her latest film is Babyteeth, the story of a cancer stricken 16 year old played by Eliza Scanlen who falls in love with a troubled drug addict. As a director, Shannon says she loves complicated love stories, and this is definitely one of them with the mother's role brilliantly acted by Essie Davis. In this interview, Shannon shared what it was like early in her career when she was often the only female in the room. Heeding the advice of other women in film, she decided to be her authentic self. Says Shannon: "I knew when I was 17 that I wanted to be a director. It is all I have ever wanted. I'm incredibly ambitious. I'm obsessed. This is my passion!" #PSIFF @essiedavisdaily @BWME #storybehindhersuccess #16LifeLessons #mydoveproductions
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* Starting today, the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, in conjunction with Holy Cross Hospital and Turner Classic Movies, will present a free film series, exclusively for seniors. All films start promptly at 2 p.m., and will be screened at the Holy Cross Hospital Conference Center, 4525 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. Today's movie is Casablanca.
Upcoming entries include North by Northwest (March 27), The Philadelphia Story (April 24) and The Thin Man (May 29). To help the visually impaired enjoy the film, a "visual description" of key visual elements will be provided, without interfering with the audio or dialogue of the movie. Reservations are required, and can be made by calling 954-958-4893.
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* Welcome to Sarajevo, a favorite at last year's Fort Lauderdale film festival, has finally received a South Florida opening date. Look for the gripping semi-fictional account of a war correspondent's rescue of a Bosnian orphan to be in local theaters on March 20.
* This issue of Showtime is officially the last for film critic Rod Dreher. He leaves the Sun-Sentinel to take a position as chief film critic for the New York Post.
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* Twilight: Paul Newman is a shopworn L.A. private eye whose favor for a friend drags him into a scheme involving sex, blackmail and murder. Susan Sarandon and Gene Hackman also star.
* U.S. Marshals: Tommy Lee Jones returns as the federal agent who tracked The Fugitive in this Harrison Ford-free spinoff. This time, he's after Wesley Snipes.


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Il Museo di Sherlock Holmes (The Sherlock Holmes Museum) è un museo di Londra dedicato all'omonimo personaggio ideato da Arthur Conan Doyle; ha sede in Baker Street al numero 239, vicino al civico 221B che era l'indirizzo della residenza del personaggio nelle opere di cui è protagonista. Il museo è gestito dall'organizzazione non profit Sherlock Holmes International Society.

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In passato, tra il 1860 e il 1936 la casa, in stile georgiano, occupata dal museo, è stata, come il "221b Baker Street", una pensione.

Nei libri di Doyle è scritto che Sherlock Holmes, le cui avventure sono ambientate nel periodo tra il 1881 e il 1904, risiedeva in affitto dalla signora Hudson a questo numero.

Il museo comprende tra le altre cose molti oggetti che secondo i curatori sarebbero serviti a Sherlock Holmes per la risoluzione di alcuni casi.

Al primo piano c'è lo studio di Holmes, che affaccia su Baker Street, dove l'investigatore insieme al suo amico dottor Watson rifletteva sul caso del momento ed enunciava le sue famose deduzioni. La stanza è arredata esattamente come è rappresentata nei numerosi film, con le poltrone di faccia al caminetto e molti degli oggetti personali dell'investigatore, quali la lente di ingrandimento, la pipa, il violino, le attrezzature chimiche, il quaderno degli appunti, ecc. fino al bastone da passeggio.

Al secondo piano sono collocate la camera della signora Hudson, sul fronte, e la camera del dottor Watson, sul retro. Anche queste stanze contengono effetti personali, tra cui il diario del dottor Watson con alcune note manoscritte ed estratti del romanzo Il mastino dei Baskerville (The Hound of the Baskervilles).

Nelle stanze del terzo piano sono state allestite delle scene tratte dai romanzi con modelli in cera. Tra le scene è degna di nota quella di Holmes e del professor Moriarty, posti vicini nella stessa stanza.

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The effectiveness of the technique is based on the natural properties of the gas-liquid high-pressure jet. In fact, the jet is a stream of liquid therapeutic cocktail, enriched with the purest molecular oxygen. Developing the speed of sound, it hits the surface of the skin, increases its permeability and provides a deep introduction of beneficial substances. The administration depth is 3 - 3.5 mm, and the level of absorption of meso cocktails more than 90%!
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Hotel, insurers tap executives for top posts
Michelle Kantrow-Vázquez April 11, 2016
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The Rincón Beach Resort, Triple-S and MMM recently made some executive appointments in their operations, as the private sector does its part to move the economy.
Rincón Beach appoints new GM
Zashim De la Cruz was appointed general manager of Rincón Beach Resort in Añasco. The 36-year old executive has been working at this west coast hotel for 15 years. He began at the property's front desk and was promoted to front desk supervisor while he studied at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.
From there, De la Cruz worked as night auditor, food and beverage manager and then was promoted to director of sales and marketing.
"When you have the desire to wake up and get to work, not just to earn a paycheck but because you love what you do, you then realize this is where you were meant to be," said De la Cruz, who aspired for his current position for four years and is now looking to take the hotel to another level.
Upcoming plans for the property is to continue renovating the rooms, of which there are 112 in total, and improving the facility, specifically the pool area.
Grupo Triple-S appoints marketing director
Hernando Ruiz-Jiménez, chief marketing officer at Triple-S, announced the appointment of Manuel A. Muchacho-Belloso as marketing director. With this designation, Muchacho will be responsible for the marketing initiatives for all the company's business lines — health, Medicare Advantage, life and property.
Muchacho has more than 20 years of experience in developing and implementing marketing plans for the banking, consumer products, and beverage and spirits industries in the Caribbean, U.S. and Latin America markets.
Before joining Triple-S, Muchacho served as vice president of product marketing for FirstBank. In that position he was responsible for the development and implementation of marketing strategies for all bank products in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and Florida. He also worked for Banco Popular, where he was in charge of Premia, the bank's consumer loyalty program.
He previously worked at Nestlé Puerto Rico as consumer marketing manager in charge of the entire chocolate and sweets business lines for Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and the Caribbean. He acquired his experience in the beverage and spirits industry as marketing director in charge of all Bacardi Caribbean brands and as product manager for V. Suárez & Co. Muchacho holds an MBA with a concentration in marketing from Boston College and a bachelor's degree in management from the same university.
MMM creates, fills social responsibility division
Orlando González, president of MMM/PMC, announced the creation of a new corporate social responsibility and community relations division to be headed by Vivian Arthur.
Until her appointment as vice president of the new division, Arthur was in charge of the company's public relations for 14 years. The division she now heads will provide services to MMM, MSO and the government health plan, all components of MMM Holdings.
As part of her new role, Arthur will be responsible for developing programs and initiatives that use best business practices to promote social welfare. Similarly, the executive will be responsible for enhancing the responsibility of programs offered by MMM Club Members around the island to its members and the community in general.
Arthur will also continue occupying the post of president of Fundación Dorada, a nonprofit institution created by MMM Holdings, LLC employees to promote the welfare of the elderly population, addressing some of their basic needs.
Michelle Kantrow-Vázquez
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According to a recent press release: "KillSET is the combination of a professional, well-oiled, finely tuned metal machine and an explosive, super charged charismatic front man – as evidenced by their upcoming album, 'S.T.F.U.' (release date: June 23rd). Having been produced by Eddie Wohl (Fuel, Smile Empty Soul, ill Niño, 36 Crazyfists) and mastered by Maor Appelbaum (Faith No More, ill Niño, Sepultura), this sophomore effort is polished and ready to take over the world. The leadoff single/video, "Killers in the Pit," serves as the perfect introduction to the unique flavor of the band with crushing riffs, shouted vocals, and heavy rhythms." We get Luca from the band to answer our 10 Quick Ones about the upcoming release and more…
1. Tell us a little about your latest release. What might a fan or listener not grab the first or second time they listen through? Are there any hidden nuggets the band put in the material or that only diehard fans might find?
Our latest release is the single, "Killers In The Pit"! It is simply a song for our fans, the Killers! It's for everyone that supports our music. It's for everyone that takes the time out of their lives to come down to our shows and tear up the place with us! It's about finding a positive and fun way to get rid of that extra energy, anxiety and stress that so many people feel in their lives. We decided to drop this single first because music needs some flavor right now and we're bringing that not only with this track, but the whole S.T.F.U. album! Our diehard fans are called, The Killers, so they know what's up with this track and can see we are showing them appreciation for all the support they have given us over the years.
2. What got you into music, and can you tell us about the moment you realized you wanted to be a musician?
I've been singing and writing ever since I can remember. My mother is a very talented vocalist and music was always around growing up. The moment I realized I wanted to be a musician was at a Rage Against The Machine and Wu-tang Clan concert when they toured together. I just remember the crazy energy of the artists and the crowd! It was amazing how these two groups brought everyone together for that one night and it just blew my mind. I saw my future that night and that future was performing and bringing people together through music.
3. Who would be your main five musical influences?
This is always an interesting question for me to answer because the first style of music that I was really into at a young age was rap. Once I started listening to rock and metal, I fell in love with it and knew it was was what I was meant to do in life, but my influences definitely range because of that. I would say that I've been heavily influenced by Tupac, Biggie, Sevendust, Nonpoint, and Rage Against The Machine. Told you it was a wide range..haha!
4. If you could call in any one collaborator to do a song with, who would it be?
That's a tough one. I think it would have to be Elias Soriano from Nonpoint. I love the way he approaches the lyrics and melodies in his songs. We definitely have different writing styles, but I'm always very impressed with what he creates! I find myself listening to their tracks and thinking if I was given that instrumental, I would have never thought to approach it that way. That's why I respect the hell out of him and would love that collaboration!
5. How would you describe your music to someone who'd never listened to you before?
Chaotic Melodic. There are moments of pure aggression and chaos slammed directly into catchy melodies and simple beauty. We are a very versatile band and create diversity not only from song to song on the album, but also within each song. We bring a certain style and flavor that I believe is lacking and desperately needed in music these days.
6. What's the best thing about being a musician?
Creating and being able to perform what I created. The ability to tell a story and see people respond to it. The blessing of being able to get up on a stage and bring a group of people together in that moment.
7. When the band are all hanging out together, who cooks; who gets the drinks in; and who is first to crack out the acoustic guitars for a singalong?
We mostly hang out when we are rehearsing and there is no cooking, drinking or acoustic guitars happening at that time. Well, maybe a little drinking…lol.
8. If you weren't a musician, what would be your dream job?
Radio DJ. I was actually a dj at a Rock station on the east coast before I moved out to L.A. It was the coolest gig in the world for me because I was able to be around the music I loved and interact with bands that I truly respected.
9. Looking back over your career, is there a single moment or situation you feel was a misstep or you would like to have a "do over"?
No. Ready… here comes the generic answer about mistakes. "Well, I wouldn't change a thing because everything I've been through has made me who I am and has gotten me to where I am today"….haha! Honestly, of course there have been missteps, but I choose to not dwell on them and instead focus positively on the future.
10. If you could magically go back in time and be a part of the recording sessions for any one record in history, which would you choose – and what does that record mean to you?
It would have to be Evil Empire by Rage Against The Machine! I love that album and it would be awesome to be a part of something that was so fresh and groundbreaking at the time.
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Findings about titanium durability lead to more questions, research
Patients faced with the decision of whether dental implants are right for them may have a few more things to consider, following a study conducted by one periodontic faculty member's interprofessional research team.
Dr. Pilar Valderama's research reveals implant corrosion can lead to implant failure.
"We always thought that implants were the perfect solution for patients — that they wouldn't get cavities and that once the titanium was in the bone nothing could happen," says Dr. Pilar Valderrama, assistant professor in periodontics at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry. "We started this retrieval study and learned that implants are also susceptible to peri-implant disease, a condition similar to periodontal disease."
The findings about titanium durability are prompting research into the dynamics of this popular dental restorative material. The research team's findings, published in the Nov. 15 Materials Science Journal, reveal the factors that cause implant corrosion, which is considered a trigger for peri-implantitis and implant failure. The findings show an acidic environment — most likely brought on by bacteria and inflammatory processes — caused the titanium's surface to oxidize. The end result: severe implant discoloration, pitting and cracking.
Valderrama organized the research team, a collaborative effort between Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry and the University of Texas at Dallas. Members include adjunct periodontics associate professor Dr. Thomas Wilson, a Dallas-based private practitioner, and Dr. Danieli Rodrigues, assistant professor of bioengineering at UTD. Rodrigues' research — conducted with the help of UTD graduate, predental and premedical students — focuses on corrosion and failure mechanisms in orthopedic and dental implants.
The team's work revealed a concerning observation. The corrosion can lead to adverse tissue reactions.
"It's like if you're working in the garden, and you get a thorn in your finger and you're unable to remove it," says Valderrama. "The following day you're going to get a big inflammatory reaction because your body is trying to remove that thorn and is unable to do it."
Trying to undo the damage is no easy task. Detoxifying the implant's surface is difficult whether surgical or non-surgical treatment methods are used, according to literature reviews Valderrama and Wilson conducted this summer and published in the International Journal of Dentistry and Open Dentistry Journal in December 2013.
"Sometimes the implant can be saved because there is not too much destruction," says Valderrama, but the best bet is preventing excessive bacteria accumulation before it starts, she adds.
Otherwise, the effects could be permanent, Wilson says.
"If you have an implant that has previously integrated that is attacked by bacteria and the corrosion occurs, it may not be possible to get bone to reattach to this area," he says.
So what is the impact for oral health care professionals trying to treat patients with problematic dental implants?
"That's what we don't know at this point," adds Wilson. "This is just one of the early studies that we've done. It is part of a multi-pronged assessment of disease around implants."
Researchers at TAMBCD and UTD continue to tap into a treasure trove of ideas based on the initial study, "Titanium Corrosion Mechanisms in the Oral Environment: A Retrieval Study," which gleaned attention during the American Association of Anatomists Regional Meeting in October with two poster competition awards and during the 2013 Texas A&M Health Science Center CARE Fair, with first-place in the graduate poster competition inter-institutional division. Valderrama is coordinating several related initiatives with the assistance of graduate and predoctoral students at TAMBCD.
Rodrigues, who recently received a $20,000 grant from the American Academy of Implant Dentistry to study the role bacteria and mechanical overload play in implant corrosion, says the ongoing collaboration with TAMBCD has proven beneficial to the student researchers as well.
"This collaboration is of extreme importance to our students because it gives them the opportunity to apply their knowledge in biomaterials science to study and evaluate clinical cases," Rodrigues says.
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Seth Simmons strikes out nine as Long Island earns fourth straight trip to Atlantic League Championship
(Central Islip, N.Y., Sept. 27, 2019) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the High Point Rockers 3-2 on Thursday night at Bethpage Ballpark in Game Three of the Liberty Division Championship Series. Long Island sweeps the best-of-five series three games to none and is the 2019 Liberty Division champions.
This marks the fourth consecutive season that the Ducks have won the Liberty Division Championship, which is a new Atlantic League record. Long Island previously made it three straight seasons from 2011-2013, while the Somerset Patriots accomplished the feat twice (1999-2011, 2007-2009). The Ducks have now reached the Atlantic League Championship Series in seven of the past nine seasons. The franchise has now earned eight Division Championships in team history.
Hector Sanchez gave the Ducks an early 2-0 lead with a two-out, two-run single to center field in the first inning off Rockers starter Joe Van Meter. High Point closed to within 2-1 in the fifth on an RBI groundout to shortstop by Tyler Ladendorf off Ducks starter Seth Simmons.
It stayed that way until the bottom of the eighth when Steve Lombardozzi lifted a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring D'Arby Myers, to make it a 3-1 ballgame. Quincy Latimore hit a solo homer to left field in the ninth, trimming the lead to 3-2, but that was as close as the Rockers would come.
Simmons (1-0) earned the win, tossing seven innings of one-run ball, allowing two hits and two walks while striking out nine. Van Meter (0-1) took the loss, conceding three runs on seven hits over seven and two-thirds innings with four strikeouts. Cody Mincey collected his second save despite allowing a run on a hit in the ninth with one strikeout.
L.J. Mazzilli led the Flock offensively with two hits and a run.
The Ducks now advance to the Atlantic League Championship Series where they will face either the Sugar Land Skeeters or the York Revolution. Long Island will host Games One and Two of the series on Tuesday, October 1, and Wednesday, October 2, respectively. Game time is slated for 6:35 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 5:35 (5:20 for full season ticket holders), for both games. The series will then shift to Texas or Pennsylvania for Games Three, Four (if necessary) and Five (if necessary).
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Scandinavia is a dialect continuum, so I normally talk about it as one language. Most people don't, but that's fine too. Lets look at the names "Norwegian", "Swedish", and "Danish". They have two main meanings, descriptively:
1. Any and all Old Norse-derived varieties spoken within the political borders of the respective Scandinavian countries.
2. The main Old Norse-derived variety used in the respective Scandinavian countries (roughly Oslo, Stockholm, and Copenhagen speech).
Basically, they are terms of convenience. If you're a learner, you'll probably use it more in the second meaning, so I'll do that here, but don't forget that Scandinavian is more than these three (four if you count Nynorsk) standards. All the standard varieties are really similar to each other, and one common way of saying it is that Norwegian and Swedish sound similar (Oslo being close to Stockholm geographically), whereas Norwegian and Danish look similar in writing (Bokmål being based on the Danish written tradition).
There's a lot of truth to this, and with Oslo being a place where all kinds of Norwegians and other Scandinavians alike can be heard, learning Bokmål (the most popular written language in Norway) with Oslo pronunciation is a good way to access Scandinavia from the middle. Norwegians are generally better at understanding their neighbours than the other way around, which may have something to do with being in-between. I personally think Oslo-accented Bokmål gives the best coverage overall.
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Varieties of Language
The terms 'language' and 'dialect' (and, indeed, 'variety' – a very handy term that encompasses 'language', 'dialect', 'register', and so on) are nothing more than terms of convenience and a reflection of culture. They are not scientific terminology. The reason for this is that it's impossible to determine by objective linguistic criteria whether we're dealing with one or two varieties – and that goes on all levels (even the individual). An excellent in-depth discussion of why this is so can be found in "Sociolinguistics" by R. A. Hudson.
'Dialect' has roughly two descriptive (as opposed to prescriptive) meanings:
1. "Variety of a certain language."
2. "Non-standardized/non-official variety."
(For the second meaning, a 'language' is then "standardized/official variety" – but a better term is simply "standard language".)
The first meaning tends to be preferred by language enthusiasts, but it's a lousy definition, since it's impossible to determine what a 'language' is, and thus also what a 'dialect' is. The second tends to be hated by egalitarian-minded people because 'language' comes with a certain prestige that 'dialect' doesn't have, but at least it makes it possible to distinguish the terms without ambiguity.
Whenever this question comes up, someone with the first definition in mind mentions mutual intelligibility as a definitive measure that can help us decide. However, mutual intelligibility is not only highly gradual; it also depends heavily on one's previous exposure and will to understand, and so doesn't help.
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The FIRM, the leading membership organisation for talent acquisition professionals today announces the appointment of Rachel Dalboth as Strategy and Capability Director, responsible for the development and growth of a new Capability workstream for the business.
Rachel joins fresh from Unilever where she headed up the UK and Ireland Talent Acquisition function across both permanent and contingent resourcing.
Working across both strategic and operational roles during her tenure at Unilever, Rachel has led various initiatives including creation of the first global recruiter network, and rolling out capability programmes globally for the organisation.
Amongst other projects, Rachel also developed the resourcing lens of Unilever's broader talent strategy, embedding new ways of working to shift the organisation from a reactive recruitment approach to a strategic resourcing one.
"I'm so excited about joining the FIRM. Having been a member myself for years, I am passionate about seeing how we can deliver great capability solutions to our members that also help uphold the integrity of resourcing practices." adds Rachel.


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Estelle Doudet - Professeure ordinaire - UNIL
Prof. dr. Estelle Doudet is full professor of French Literature (Faculty of Arts, UNIL).
She explores how new forms of communication and new visions of present times shaped French-speaking public sphere and media culture between the fourteenth and the sixteenth century. Her fields of expertise include different forms of 'medialiterature' (public eloquence, theatre, topical poetry, historiography) that emerged at that time in French-speaking regions, especially in multilingual areas such as present-day Belgium and Switzerland. Her research has been rewarded by numerous international awards (Dutch NWO, British Academy, CNRS, Institut universitaire de France, Swiss National Fund).
She has launched experimental methods for the Humanities, such as Media Archaeology for French-speaking Medievalists. Her interests in DH include data input and management of databases for Medieval Studies and Theatre Studies, and supervision of PhDs in Digital Philology. She is developing a new scientific approach to the history of the European performing arts combining Virtual Reality and practice-based creative research.
Estelle Doudet will be Vice-Rector for Research at UNIL from summer 2021.
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How does Office 365 know who I am? : The importance of identity management for migration planning
Posted: Wed, 21/10/2020 - 16:32
Now you have committed to move your organisation into the Microsoft cloud, your next decision is to think about identity management. But what exactly is this and what are the issues?
In broad terms, identity management covers the method by which your users' accounts are managed, authenticated, and where that authentication takes place. Active Directory (AD) is at the core of most enterprise approaches to identity management, whether on-premise or in Azure.
It's important to make the right choice at the start of any migration to Office 365, as this will affect which migration method is used and the future administration of users and services. We should also take into consideration any other local infrastructure, such as Exchange.
The decision made now, however, is not set in stone. That is because it always possible to transition to a more advanced model if this is needed in the organisation.
There are four AD based identity management scenarios to consider when moving to Office 365:
1. Cloud Identity
In this model, a user is created and managed in Office 365 and stored in Azure Active Directory, and the password is verified by Azure Active Directory.
In this scenario, all user accounts are created and managed directly within Office 365, with no requirement for on-premise infrastructure. This is ideal for small businesses with no existing, on-premise Active Directory.
2. Synchronised Identity
In this model, the user identity is managed in an on-premise server, and the accounts and password hashes are synchronised to the Cloud.
On-premise AD objects are synchronised with your Office 365 account using Microsoft's Azure AD Connect (AADC) software, installed on your infrastructure. You can choose to synchronise user passwords as well, meaning users will have the same password locally as their Office 365 account - although they will still be prompted to log in when accessing any Office 365 services. Azure AD handles authentication for Office 365 services with this set-up. Once in place, you'll continue to manage users and objects from your on-premise AD.
This configuration is ideal for organisations that have an on-premise AD but no immediate requirement for anything more complex, or for those looking to set up a hybrid deployment. It can also be an intermediate step to adopting a more advanced identity model.
3. Pass-through Authentication
This is the latest addition to Microsoft's identity management portfolio, which takes the features of the Synchronised model and adds the local AD authentication feature from the Federated model. This scenario is simple to set up and requires little additional infrastructure, and may suit those organisations who do not want their account passwords to be stored in Microsoft's Cloud (albeit in hashed form).
4. Federated Identity
This model requires a synchronised identity when the user password is verified by the on-premise identity provider.
As for options 2 and 3, the federated identity model uses AADC to synchronise your on-premise AD objects with your Office 365 account. However, user authentication will continue to be performed with your on-premise AD. This means users won't have to sign in again to Office 365 and is often referred to as seamless single sign-on (SSO).
Federation requires local installation of Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), plus the ADFS Web Proxy service when remote/home workers are involved. There are several server topology options here, but for brevity, we won't discuss these in this article. It should be noted though that once in place, ADFS is critical for access to Office 365 and, consequently, implementing a redundant solution is highly recommended.
User authentication requests are passed from Office 365 to ADFS (or the ADFS Web Proxy), which in turn sends the request to your AD servers. Once AD has authenticated the user, ADFS issues a token to the user's client, which Office 365 verifies and then allows access to the requested service or application.
As in the synchronised scenario, once federation is in place you can manage your user accounts and other objects from your on-premise AD.
Federation is ideal for businesses with large AD deployments with multiple forests, those looking to set up a hybrid with on-premises services, those who want single sign-on, or those with specific requirements for user account security. An additional benefit is that once ADFS is in place, it can be used for other applications and services that support it.
There is no such thing as a 'one-size-fits-all' approach with identity management.
Deciding which one to adopt for your organisation is a critical factor in your migration plan.
Setting up and managing Active Directory can be complex and time-consuming.
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The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-2 decision issued January 25, 2016, in FERC v. Electric Power Supply Association, upheld FERC Order No. 745 and ruled that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has authority to establish demand response rules and rates in wholesale electric-power markets. Wholesale demand response programs pay for commitments to reduce use of power during periods of high electricity demand.
Order No. 745 requires wholesale market operators to pay demand response providers the same rate that is paid to electric power generators so long as the "net benefits test" is met. FERC developed the test to ensure that accepted demand response bids actually save consumers money. The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia had vacated Order No. 745, ruling among other things that FERC had overstepped its authority because the order directly interfered with the states' exclusive right to regulate the retail electricity market.
Currently, wholesale electricity rates are established through competitive auctions administered by wholesale market operators. The Supreme Court found that demand response aggregation under the Order involves practices that directly affect wholesale rates: Demand response lowers wholesale electricity prices by displacing higher-priced electric generation. FERC's regulation of demand response compensation under Order No. 745, the Court reasoned, is a valid exercise of the agency's "just and reasonable" wholesale rate authority under the Federal Power Act (FPA). The Court also concluded that FERC has not regulated retail sales as parties challenging the Order had maintained. Their position, explained the Court, would actually "subvert" the FPA and "flout" its core purposes of protecting "against excessive prices" and ensuring effective transmission of electric power.
The Court also upheld FERC's decision to compensate demand response providers at the locational marginal price (LMP), the same price paid to generators. The Court reasoned that FERC addressed arguments for and against LMP "seriously and carefully," which the Court was unwilling to second-guess.
Justice Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court, joined by Justices Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer and Sotomayor. Justices Scalia and Thomas dissented, and Justice Alito recused himself.
Several national demand response providers petitioned the Supreme Court along with FERC to defend the Order and federal authority over demand response payments. Husch Blackwell's Marvin Griff represented one of the demand response petitioners in this case.
The Supreme Court decision brings greater certainty to an area of FERC regulation that has been under attack for many years. However, demand response payments by wholesale market operators are just one of the pricing components under a complex regulatory regime potentially available to large energy users. Our federal regulatory team can help you assess and receive the benefits of this and other federally regulated wholesale market initiatives to best meet your energy needs.
For additional information on how the ruling might impact your business or your clients, contact Husch Blackwell's energy regulatory group or James Hoecker, former FERC chairman and Senior Counsel and Energy Strategist with Husch Blackwell, at 202.378.2316.


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Black Sheep Comedy @ Rorschach: Meet the Comics!
Posted byblacksheepstandup	 July 3, 2019 June 28, 2019 Leave a comment on Black Sheep Comedy @ Rorschach: Meet the Comics!
We have HUGE news! For the first time EVER Black Sheep Comedy is bringing stand up to Leslieville! Join us at the incredible Rorschach Brewing Co. (their beer is as amazing as their food) to see this incredible lineup!
Side note: The tickets are going fast, so we strongly encourage you to get your advance price ticket online today. Every ticket comes with a complimentary 12oz beer (or pop)!
Your headliner Christophe Davidson
He's performed numerous times at both the Just For Laughs festival in Montréal & JFL 42 in Toronto, can be heard on Sirius XM, CBC Radio One's 'Laugh Out Loud' and seen on CBC at the 2018 Winnipeg Comedy festival's 'Punching Up' Gala, making such an impact that he was asked to return, recording back to back for 2018-19 and again he'll be returning to Montreal this summer to record his first televised Gala at Just for Laughs.
In addition to touring throughout Canada, Christophe has delighted audiences in New York, Los Angeles, London, Croatia, Melbourne, Edinburgh, Singapore and countless other corners of this earth.
After winning the JFL/CBC pitch program he's currently developing an animated series with Big Jump Entertainment (F is for Family, Ugly Americans, Brickleberry) but credits get boring, here's what people who've seen him have to say:
"Hilarious, eloquent, and genuine…few comics can make as much of an impact."
-Exclaim!
"Likeable, energetic and engaging" ****
-The Age
"Naturally funny. Davidson's like listening to a funny friend – unforced, charming, warm, relaxed and secure with a hint of danger."
–The Barefoot Review
"Leaves the audience with a lasting impression – and a smile on their face."
-Steve Bennett, Chortle UK
Your feature Mike Payne
Mike Payne is a rising star hailing from the Toronto comedy scene. His style can be described as self-deprecating virtue signaling, or, simply as fat and loud. Mike is the winner of the 2018 Etobicoke's Top Comic competition, was selected to participate in 2018 Brantford Comedy Festival, and has routinely appeared at comedy venues including Yuk Yuks, Absolute Comedy and Comedy Bar. Mike has opened for Martha Chaves, Sandra Battaglini, Arthur Simeon and other prominent Canadian comedians. Mike hosts a long-running weekly show in Leslieville, called Comedy Appetizer. Keep up to date by following him on Instagram and Twitter @mikepaynecomedy.
With Special Guests:
Tamara Shevon
Tamara Shevon is a Toronto-based comic who started her comedic story-telling through wine-coloured glasses in Bejing, China. Since then, she has been blazing through the Toronto scene with her characteristic wit and her lovable ability to flirt with the boundaries of socially acceptable. Tamara produces and hosts the very popular Against the Collar Comedy Show. Tamara has performed stand-up all over China, Canada, and the United States and was second runner-up in the Beijing Improv Comedy Festival. More recently, Tamara has performed at NXNE and JFL42. In 2018, Tamara toured across Ontario with Shawna Edward for the Irritable & Confused Comedy Tour where she was the only black person at each stop. If this wasn't obvious enough already, Tamara wrote this bio herself which is why she sounds so awesome.
Allie Pearse
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Allie Pearse is a Montreal native who, not so recently, relocated to Toronto. She won the Comedyworks Open Mic Invitational in Montreal, was part of JFL's Comedy 101 roast show and was nominated for Best Newcomer at the I Heart Joke Awards ans performs all over Toronto. When she's not doing standup, you can find Allie complaining about how tired she is and eating poutine.
Joel Buxton
Joel Buxton was a two-time finalist in the Toronto Comedy Brawl, and has performed at festivals such as JFL42, Field Trip Music Festival, and NXNE. He produces a show called Don't Break the Chain at Comedy Bar. Joel has released two sketch albums that are available on iTunes, the most recent called Bucky and Friends: Scoop into Cobra.
Joel is also a prolific writer, and has provided comedy writing for This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC Comedy, The Beaverton and the radio show Because News. He also writes for children's animation including Inspector Gadget and upcoming series Cupcake and Dinosaur.
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Q: raise class exception pass rock paper scissor game I have this hw here which I am currently stuck on. My professor provided the class exception for us, but I was wondering is anyone can tell me how it works and for some reason when I run this program I get this:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Python34\lab3.1.py", line 32, in <module>
    rps_game_winner(game_2)
  File "C:\Python34\lab3.1.py", line 5, in rps_game_winner
    raise WrongNumberOfPlayersError('Wrong number of players!')
WrongNumberOfPlayersError: Wrong number of players!

so wondering if someone can tell me what i did wrong or what i can do to make this program better. ty to everyone
class WrongNumberOfPlayersError(Exception): pass
class NoSuchStrategyError(Exception): pass

def rps_game_winner(game):
    if len(game) != 2:
        raise WrongNumberOfPlayersError('Wrong number of players!')
        return print ("A WrongNumberOfPlayers error has occurred. \n\n")

    # Write the code for the NoSuchStratgyError
    stop_words = ['R', 'P', 'S']
    if stop_words not in game[0]:
        raise NoSuchStrategyError('No such strategy!')

    # Write the code to determine the winner
    # Write the code to return a List with the winner's name and strategy
    if ("R" in game[0]) and ("S" in game[1]):
        return print (game[0], "wins since Rock beat Scissor\n\n")
    elif ("P" in game[0]) and ("R" in game[1]):
        return print (game[0], "wins since Paper beat Rock\n\n")
    elif ("S" in game[0]) and ("P" in game[1]):
        return print (game[0], "wins since Scissor beat Paper\n\n")
    elif ("S" in game[1]) and ("P" in game[0]):
        return print (game[1], "wins since Scissor beat Paper\n\n")
    elif ("P" in game[1]) and ("R" in game[0]):
        return print (game[1], "wins since Paper beat Scissor\n\n")
    elif ("R" in game[1]) and ("S" in game[0]):
        return print (game[1], "wins since Rock beat Scissor\n\n")

game = [["Armando", "P"], ["Dave", "S"]]# ["Dave", "S"] wins
game_2 = [['Joe','R']] # wrong number of players
game_3 = [['Joe','R'],['Walter','Q']] # no such strategy as 'Q'
rps_game_winner(game)# returns the list ["Dave", "S"] wins since Scissors beat Paper
rps_game_winner(game_2)# raises exception wrong number of players
rps_game_winner(game_3)# raises exception no such strategy as 'Q'

A: I think you're having trouble understanding what an exception (or rather, an Exception!) is. You define them for the purpose of understanding why your code may have failed. For example:
class WrongNumberOfPlayersError(Exception):
    pass

This is an Exception (literally, as it inherits from Exception so it can do everything an Exception can do) that you've defined to know when you've got the wrong number of players! Therefore
players = [("Player 1", "S"), ("Player 2", "P"), ("Player 3", "R")]
rps_game_winner(players)
# this should raise an exception, since there are the WRONG NUMBER OF PLAYERS!

You handle these with try/except blocks (called try/catch in some languages) as such:
while True:
    players = get_players() # imagine a function that created this list,
                            # now you're looping over making a new one each
                            # time it's wrong
    try:
        rps_game_winner(players)
    except WrongNumberOfPlayersError as e:
        # handle the exception somehow. You only make it into this block if
        # there are the wrong number of players, and it's already looping forever
        # so probably just...
        pass
    else: # if there are no exceptions
        break # get out of the infinite loop!!

In your rps_game_winner function, you have the following logic:
if len(game) != 2:
    raise WrongNumberOfPlayersError("Wrong number of players!")
    return print ("A WrongNumberOfPlayers error has occurred. \n\n")

This is why I think your understanding is slightly flawed. Once you raise that exception, the function exits. It never reads the return line (which is probably for the best since you can't return a print function, it's just None for reasons that are outside the scope of this discussion. In Python 2 I believe this would cause your code to fail to run completely)
This of a function like a small machine that does Work for you ("Work" in this case being some sort of computation, or running an algorithm, etc). Once the machine finishes working, it returns the result of that Work. However if something goes wrong, it should inform you that "Hey this isn't the result of my work, this is Something Bad," so it raises an exception instead. Essentially: you can either raise if something goes wrong, or return if everything goes right.
Note that there are more things wrong than this (e.g. you can NEVER throw a NoSuchStrategyError with your current code) but that the basics of the issue are in a misunderstanding of what exceptions are for.
Below is an overly abstracted bit of code that should accomplish what you want it to. Keep in mind that I've purposely obfuscated some of the code so it's unusable as a copy/paste. In particular, I'm rather proud of my implementation of win/lose/draw :)
R = 0b001
P = 0b010
S = 0b100

class WrongNumberOfPlayersError(Exception): pass
class NoSuchStrategyError(Exception): pass

class RPSGame(object):
    def __init__(self, *players):
        try:
            self.p1, self.p2 = players
            # assume constructed as game('p1','p2')
        except Exception:
            try: self.p1, self.p2 = players[0]
            # assume constructed as game(['p1','p2'])
            except Exception:
                raise WrongNumberOfPlayersError("Only two players per game")
                # no more assumptions, raise that exception
    def start(self):
        print("{0.name} plays {0.human_choice} || {1.name} plays {1.human_choice}".format(
            self.p1, self.p2))
        def winner(p1, p2):
            global R, P, S
            wintable = {R: {R^S: 2, R^P: 1},
                        P: {P^R: 2, P^S: 1},
                        S: {S^P: 2, S^R: 1}}
            resulttable = ["Draw","Lose","Win"]
            return resulttable[wintable[p1.choice].get(p1^p2,0)] + " for {}".format(p1)
        return winner(self.p1, self.p2)

class Player(object):
    rhyme_to_reason = {R:"Rock", P:"Paper", S:"Scissors"}
    def __init__(self, name, choice):
        self.name = name
        try: choiceU = choice.upper()
        except AttributeError:
            # choice is R, P, S not "R", "P", "S"
            choiceU = choice
        if choiceU not in ("R","P","S",R,P,S):
            raise NoSuchStrategyError("Must use strategy R, P, or S")
        choicetable = {"R":R,"P":P,"S":S}
        self.choice = choicetable.get(choiceU,choiceU)
        self.human_choice = Player.rhyme_to_reason[self.choice]
    def __xor__(self, other):
        if not isinstance(other, Player):
            raise NotImplementedError("Cannot xor Players with non-Players")
        return self.choice^other.choice
    def __hash__(self):
        return hash((self.name, self.choice))
    def __str__(self):
        return self.name

if __name__ == "__main__":
    import random, itertools
    num_players = input("How many players are there? ")
    players = [Player(input("Player name: "), input("Choice: ") or random.choice([R,P,S])) for _ in range(int(num_players))]
    scoreboard = {player: 0 for player in players}
    for pairing in itertools.combinations(players, 2):
        game = RPSGame(pairing)
        result = game.start()
        if result.startswith("W"):
            scoreboard[pairing[0]] += 1
        elif result.startswith("L"):
            scoreboard[pairing[1]] += 1
        else:
            pass
        print(result)
    for player, wins in scoreboard.items():
        print("{:.<20}{}".format(player,wins))

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